alphageek
Former Moderator
Here is my entry to the contest. Just like Chris, I wanted to try and get something unique entered. But there is a bit of a story here too.
I had seen alot of segmenting, I really liked the color combination of the Rosewood and Redheart, and I added a maple veneer between segments to really make it pop. So I created this pen:
As happy as was with this, there was 2 problems: 1- I didn't think there was anything overly new about the segmenting and 2 - being my first closed end, it didn't use all the parts and broke the rules.
So I took what I saw, started drawing some ideas out on paper and came up with this one:
Anyone who has made a celtic ring, knows that the segments when you start don't look like the ring when done. So the interesting thing for me here was planning the final locations of the rings within the segments, given my overall goal for the pen shape.
As for shape - this shape (I call it double bump since each half has 2 bumps) is my most popular shape. Most people love the feel for how it sits in your hand.
Thanks for looking and again I'm honored to have won 2nd in this contest. Thanks to all those that have inspired and helped by sharing on this site too.
I had seen alot of segmenting, I really liked the color combination of the Rosewood and Redheart, and I added a maple veneer between segments to really make it pop. So I created this pen:
As happy as was with this, there was 2 problems: 1- I didn't think there was anything overly new about the segmenting and 2 - being my first closed end, it didn't use all the parts and broke the rules.
So I took what I saw, started drawing some ideas out on paper and came up with this one:
Anyone who has made a celtic ring, knows that the segments when you start don't look like the ring when done. So the interesting thing for me here was planning the final locations of the rings within the segments, given my overall goal for the pen shape.
As for shape - this shape (I call it double bump since each half has 2 bumps) is my most popular shape. Most people love the feel for how it sits in your hand.
Thanks for looking and again I'm honored to have won 2nd in this contest. Thanks to all those that have inspired and helped by sharing on this site too.
] Carl
